Alex Lynn
The Silver Lake alumni in contention could point to the pension's highly successful investment in the tech specialist.
Most of the 10 largest funds raised last year were significantly larger than the previous fund in that family.
Last year firms raised $352bn for the asset class, an almost 26% drop on the previous year, according to preliminary PEI data.
The Tunisia-headquartered firm will target around $500m for AfricInvest Fund IV, according to a source with knowledge of the fund.
An interactive chart mapping returns by net IRR and total-value-to-paid-in across some of the firm's private equity funds.
A key talking point with LPs was how UK firms are preparing for Brexit, managing partner Charles Ind told PEI.
PEI looks at the largest funds in market at the start of 2019.
Hefty funds coming to market and the potential for cheap deals after Brexit are on the minds of the continent's PE practitioners.
The strategy feels like it is at a critical juncture as a host of big names jump on the bandwagon.
We introduce the Hall of Fame's fifth inductee and look back at which funds made the grade over the past 12 months.